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Romans 3:23<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n Truth to Learn<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Every one of us has committed sin. As a result, we don\u2019t meet God\u2019s reputation.<\/p>\n Behind the Words<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cAll<\/span>\u201d is translated from a form of the Greek word pas<\/span><\/em>, which means \u201call, the totality, the whole.\u201d It does not mean generically all (all peoples) but specifically all (all people, every one).<\/p>\n The word translated \u201cfall short of<\/span>\u201d is hustere\u014d<\/span><\/em>, which means \u201cto be behind or under either in place or time.\u201d What Paul is saying is, because of our sins we don\u2019t have the same glory as God and, therefore, are not worthy to be in His presence.<\/p>\n \u201cGlory<\/span>\u201d is translated from doxa<\/span><\/em>, which primarily means \u201cthought or opinion, especially favorable human opinion, and thus in a secondary sense it refers to reputation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Meaning Explained<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n We left the previous verse having declared that God\u2019s righteousness is only given through faith in Jesus Christ and it is given to all who believe. It is this faith, believing whole heartedly in the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ on the cross as a substitutionary payment for our sins, which causes God to declare us righteous.<\/span><\/p>\n But what does the phrase, \u201cFor there is no difference<\/span>,\u201d mean? In our study of the previous verse we showed that the Greek word that this is translated from is <\/span>diastol\u0113<\/span><\/em>, meaning \u201ca distinct difference.\u201d Paul has been talking to the Jewish Christians in Rome who were still putting their hope in their righteousness obtained from obeying the Law. But Paul has shown them that there is no righteousness obtained by obeying the Law. The Law only produces sinfulness. He has shown that this sinfulness applies to all, both Jew and Gentile. All have gone out of God\u2019s way and have become sinful by following their own path. Paul\u2019s closing phrase in the previous verse coupled with this verse shows that he is talking about the fact that there is no difference, no distinction, between the righteousness of Jews and Gentiles.<\/span><\/p>\n The reason that there is no distinction between the righteousness of Jews and Gentiles is, \u201cfor all have sinned.\u201d In other words, Paul is saying that every person on the earth (except for Jesus Christ) has committed sin and, therefore, is unrighteous. And, because each and every one of us has sinned, we fall short of God\u2019s glory. That is, we don\u2019t measure up to God\u2019s reputation. You may recall that in verse ten we learned that we are all unrighteous. That is, we don\u2019t measure up to God\u2019s standard.<\/span><\/p>\n Recognizing this fact about ourselves is the first step in what has come to be called the Romans Road to Salvation. In order to be saved a person must first recognize their need for salvation and they need it because they are a sinner.<\/p>\n Application<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n According to the Apostle Paul you are a sinner, not \u201cwere a sinner\u201d but \u201care a sinner.\u201d Because of this fact you don\u2019t measure up to God\u2019s standard or God\u2019s reputation; you are unrighteous. But, you can be declared righteous and measure up, through faith in Jesus Christ. You may be a sinner, but you can be saved through faith in Christ.<\/p>\n In God\u2019s service, for His glory,<\/strong><\/p>\n Copyright \u00a9 2009 Will Krause. 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